Arts Award Centre | Woodcroft Primary School

WOODCROFT ARTS AWARD CENTRE

‘The Arts Award is a unique qualification that supports young people to grow as artists and arts leaders.’

WOODCROFT ARTS: LATEST NEWS

July 2022: Great Big Dance Off National Finalists

April 2022: Woodcroft Awarded Trinity Champion Centre Status

Woodcroft Primary School is proud to announce that we have been named as a prestigious Trinity Champion Centre 2022/23 for our successful delivery of Arts Award and Trinity qualifications to our Year 6 pupils through art, drama, music and dance.

September 2021: Woodcroft has been awarded the prestigious Music Mark School status for 2021-22! In the nomination letter it stated, “We have recognised your commitment to a broad and balanced curriculum and the value that you place on music.”

July 2021: National Success For Woodcroft’s Award Winning Dance Team

Woodcroft’s amazing Dance Team have achieved an incredible 2nd place in the The Great Big Dance Off’s national primary competition.

July 2021: Seventh Year of Arts Award Success for Woodcroft

As part of our AIM@Arts programme Woodcroft pupils take part in an extended and enriched curriculum. Pupils in Year 6 then work towards the Arts Award issued by Trinity College London. Our pupils submitted their portfolios for moderation by an external college assessor. We are proud to announce that 35 of our Y6 pupils successfully met all of the criteria and achieved their Bronze Award.

June 2019: Woodcroft Dance Team wins National Finals

They did it again! Woodcroft Dance Team are the official 2019 UK Primary Street Dance Champions! The UDO Dance Foundation, in partnership with Sport England and Youth Sport Trust, has delivered the The National Schools Dance Championships to schools across the UK since 2008. On Wednesday 26th June Woodcroft competed at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke: to read more click here

July 2018: Woodcroft achieves Artsmark Platinum

We are delighted to announce that Woodcroft has been awarded an Artsmark Platinum Award, the highest accolade accredited by Arts Council England. Read more here ..

THE ARTS AWARD IS…

a great way for children and young people to be inspired by and enjoy the arts
offered at five levels, four accredited and one introductory award
a framework for learning new skills and sharing them
an opportunity to develop creativity and leadership skills
a link between young people and creative arts professionals

Through Arts Award young people gain a nationally recognised qualification enabling them to progress into further education and employment. Arts Award has five levels, four of which (Explore, Bronze, Silver, Gold) are accredited qualifications on the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). Arts Award Discover is an introductory level. Woodcroft offers accredited assessment of Bronze and Silver levels. Find out more by visiting the Arts Award website by clicking here.

ARTS AWARD ASSESSMENT CENTRE

Woodcroft is an Arts Award Assessment Centre registered with Trinity College London. The school currently has two trained Arts Award advisers. Woodcroft is an open centre and welcomes joint moderations and contact with other organisations.

ARTSMARK

As an ArtsMark Platinum school Woodcroft aims to offer exceptional opportunities. The Arts are underpinned by a published, and inclusive, Arts Charter.

Click here to view the Woodcroft Arts Award Charter

This charter acts as a guarantee for every pupil, ensuring they receive a termly programme of live arts experiences, opportunities for critical review, artistic research and skills sharing. In addition, every pupil performs to an audience at least once per term.

CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES

Arts opportunities are structured to support the Arts Award in each year group. This leads to the Bronze Qualification in Year 6.

Pupils have access to a wide range of professional, specialist staff working in the best possible learning environments. Teaching focuses on developing the children’s ability to participate in the Arts and also to transfer these skills, attitudes and aspirations across their learning; ensuring the best possible outcomes for all.

AIM@ARTS PROGRAMME

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Extensive opportunities for pupils to engage in the Arts is supported by our AIM@Arts programme. This is a full programme of extra curricula clubs, musical tuition, visiting artists and educational trips to enhance the core curriculum. Find out more about Woodcroft’s AIM@ programmes by clicking on the AIM@ icon.

An environment where Arts and creativity can flourish is being achieved through the provision of an outstanding core curriculum, supported by an innovative AIM@Arts cross curricular enrichment programme.

Through the Arts we also explore and develop an understanding of the values of our society. The Arts allow pupils to explore the core curriculum through creative means, and provides them unique and valuable life experiences to develop their social, moral, spiritual and cultural selves. These skills and attitudes transfer across the curriculum and support academic achievement. Click here to read more about the Arts Award and SMSC at Woodcroft.

ASPIRATION AND INSPIRATION THROUGH ARTS AWARD

Integral to the highest quality broad and balanced education must be planned opportunities for pupils to be inspired by professional artists. This occurs through attending live performances at world class venues in a wide range of genres and inviting professional artists to perform and run workshops with all pupils across the school.